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Checkpoint for Friday 23 April 2010
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5:00 PM.Flu vaccine warning, New whaling plan rejected, Foreign Affairs Minister says the whaling plan is a step backwards and Student art project sparks bomb scare. Audio
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Flu vaccine Warning
5:11 PM.Health officials say some children have suffered serious reactions from one of this years seasonal flu vaccine. Audio
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New whaling plan rejected
5:12 PM.The Minister of Foreign Affairs says a new proposal by the International Whaling Commission is unacceptable and a major step backwards. Audio
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Foreign Affairs Minister says the whaling plan is a step backwards
5:16 PM.Reaction from The Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully. Audio
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Student art project sparks bomb scare
5:20 PM.A polytech student's art project has caused major disruption in Dunedin today, with police calling the bomb squad in and closing a section of motorway. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 April 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Number of NZ workers crossing Tasman hits 12-mnth high
5:27 PM.New Zealanders heading to Australia to live has hit a 12-month high. Audio
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Sports News for 23 April 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Obama appeals to Wall Street to back reforms
5:36 PM.US President Barack Obama has appealed to wall Street to back his plans for financial reform. Audio
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Thai riot police confront protesters
5:40 PM.Hundreds of Thai riot police have confronted anti-government protesters at a barricade in Bangkok's business district, as a weeks long protest continues to challenge the Thai Government. Audio
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Questions arise over super city logo
5:44 PM.The winning design for Auckland's Super City logo has been unveiled as a red pohutakawa surrounded by a green koru. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 April 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Massive study launched on health impact of mobile phones
5:51 PM.The world's largest study examining the impact of mobile phones on people's health has been launched in London. Audio
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Police seize Mongrel Mob gang house
5:53 PM.Armed Offender Squad members and detectives raided and seized a Mongrel Mob house in Dunedin early this morning. Audio
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Study finds benefits to sleeping after studying
5:55 PM.In Australia, researchers are claiming they have fresh evidence of the benefit of a nap when you are studying. Audio
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Flu vaccine warning
6:08 PM.Some children have suffered serious reactions from one of this years seasonal flu vaccine. Audio
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Aust suspends flu jabs for children after adverse reactions
6:10 PM.And Australia has suspended the flu vaccine for children under five fter 23 children in Perth suffered high fevers and seizures after being vaccinated. Audio
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Art project prompts bomb squad callout in Dunedin
6:13 PM.A Dunedin student's art project caused a full scale bomb alert in the city today, causing road closures and the evacuation of eleven homes. Audio
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Flaxmere residents protest probation facility
6:16 PM.About three hundred people living in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere protested today against Government plans to set up a community probation office near the main shopping centre. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 April 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Akl Mayors confident of water supply despite warnings
6:23 PM.Auckland's mayors say they have confidence in the region's water supply despite warnings that restrictions could be needed next summer. Audio
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China correspondent
6:26 PM.A tycoon who only recently topped China's rich list has gone on trial on charges of insider trading and bribery. Audio
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Sports News for 23 April 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 23 April 2010
6:37 PM.This week the Maori Affairs Minister and Maori Party co-leader, Pita Sharples, flew to New York to ratify the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 April 2010
6:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Heads roll over Storm salary cap rort
6:56 PM.Heads have rolled at the Melbourne Storm rugby league club, after a massive salary cap rort was made public yesterday. Audio
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Stranded passengers finally arrive in NZ
7:58 PM.New Zealanders stranded overseas by the volcanic ash cloud are finally making their way home. Audio